The Female Prince

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The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...

Country:

Hong Kong

Genre:

Drama,

Romance,

Music

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Chow Sze-Luk

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Company:

Shaw Brothers

Cast:
Ivy Ling Po

Chin Feng-Hsiao

Fang Ying

Princess An Ning

Li Ching

Chun Lan

Chin Feng

Chin Feng-Sheng/Qi Zai-Sheng

Chin Han

Li Ju-Lung

Crew:
Chow Sze-Luk

Director

Chiang Hsing-Lung

Editor

Run Run Shaw

Producer

Wang Fu-Ling

Original Music Composer

Wu Cho-Hua

Cinematography